LETTER: Evers deserves to be re-elected

On Tuesday, Apri1 2, we have a very important nonpartisan election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Wisconsin.

Tony Evers is one of the candidates running and is presently the head of the DPI. He has done an outstanding job of supporting public education in Wisconsin.

I had the privilege of working under Tony Evers as a teacher when he was the administrator of the Oakfield Public Schools.

Since then, Tony went on to work as an administrator in another school district, worked for CESA 6 and then for the DPI. His experience in education is extensive.

Tony opposes the expansion of the voucher program which takes money away from public schools and gives it to private and religious schools. He supports restoring funding cuts for K-12 schools and technical colleges and also opposes creating a new voucher program for special needs students with even a higher funding taken from public schools.

His opponent, Don Pridmore, supports expansion of the voucher program, supports the Governor's budget which freezes aids for public schools, and he has no experience in the field of education.

For the sake of public education and the future of our state, I urge you to vote for Tony Evers.